ARCHER, Stevenson, (son of Stevenson Archer [1786-1848] and grandson of John Archer),
a Representative from Maryland; born at Medical Hall, near Churchville, Harford
County, Md., February 28, 1827; attended Bel Air Academy, and was graduated from Princeton
College in 1848; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced practice the same
year; member of the State house of delegates in 1854; elected as a Democrat to the Fortieth and to
the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1867-March 3, 1875); unsuccessful candidate for
renomination in 1874; engaged in the practice of his chosen profession in Bel Air, Md., until his death
on August 2, 1898; interment in the Presbyterian Cemetery, Churchville, Md.